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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dark Thoughts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Adrian Lewis has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Adrian Lewis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Thoughts!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lewis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lewis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thoughts is avoiding damage well.
You can see the frustration on Thoughts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ground and pound from Lewis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Thoughts is trying to improve his position.
Lewis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Thoughts has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ground and pound from Lewis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Thoughts tries to improve position but can't.
Thoughts dodges the ground and pound from Lewis.
Lewis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lewis thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lewis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thoughts is trying to get back to half guard.
Lewis lands a nice forearm strike.
It looks like Dark Thoughts has been cut.
Thoughts is not content to let Lewis control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lewis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lewis misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Thoughts is looking to reverse the position.
Lewis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thoughts knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thoughts is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to score with some ground and pound. Thoughts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lewis working the ground and pound but Thoughts is defending the strikes.
Thoughts is trying to get back to half guard.
Lewis content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Lewis working away.
Lewis throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Thoughts sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Thoughts tries to improve position but can't.
Lewis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thoughts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lewis working away.
Thoughts dodges the ground and pound from Lewis.
Lewis tries to score with some ground and pound. Thoughts controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lewis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lewis working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Thoughts tries to buck Lewis off but Lewis is having none of it.
Lewis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Thoughts rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lewis's guard! Nice work there by Thoughts!
Lewis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thoughts defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis wants to sweep but no luck.
Lewis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thoughts got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lewis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thoughts has managed to get both his arms back between Lewis's legs - danger averted.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thoughts with a nice head shot there.
Lewis wants to sweep but no luck.
Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thoughts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thoughts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thoughts scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thoughts tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Lewis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dark Thoughts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thoughts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thoughts wants it to stay on the feet.
Thoughts throws a jab but it's blocked by Lewis.
Lewis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thoughts wants to sweep here but Lewis controlling him for the moment.
Lewis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lewis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That has opened up Dark Thoughts's cut even more.
Lewis drops back looking for a leg! Thoughts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thoughts manages to kick Lewis off! Lewis jumps back into Thoughts's guard.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Thoughts is keeping the position.
Thoughts trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thoughts bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lewis's guard.
Thoughts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lewis is keeping the position for now.
Thoughts is in close to Lewis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Thoughts must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thoughts with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thoughts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thoughts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lewis trying to control the position.
Thoughts landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thoughts is working Lewis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thoughts won't allow Lewis to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thoughts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lewis looking for a guillotine here but Thoughts defends easily.
Lewis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thoughts defends well.
Lewis working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thoughts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thoughts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thoughts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lewis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lewis has his foot on Thoughts's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thoughts works his way back into a safe position though.
Lewis being controlled here, momentarily.
Lewis looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Thoughts wants to control from the top but Lewis keeps moving.
Lewis lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thoughts!
Lewis throws some wild stikes that Thoughts manages to avoid easily.
Thoughts tries to lock up and control but Lewis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Adrian Lewis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thoughts slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thoughts manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lewis looking to pass the guard.
Thoughts is trying to keep Lewis in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Thoughts's head.
Dark Thoughts's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Dark Thoughts's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Adrian Lewis!
Adrian Lewis retains his super heavyweight title!
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